Recovery of benthic macroinvertebrate and adult dragonfly assemblages in response to large scale removal of riparian invasive alien trees

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-636

  Magoba, Rembu N ^a   Samways, Michael J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien vegetation; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Dragonflies; Restoration; Rivers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DRAGONFLY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER; TREE;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 78249232613     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9291-5     Document Type: Article

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